Mattheo Riddle - Born to die

Chapter 26: Sirius Black

They go to the meeting point. Michelle is holding Mattheos Hand. She will see her father the first time after 14 years. Her heart is racing. They wrote each other messages since he escaped Azkhaban, but they haven't seen each other.
Mattheo looks at her face in excitement.
"You know. As much as i am excited about
meeting your father. I can't help but feel
nervous and a bit anxious. What if he
doesn't support us, and what if he doesn't
even want to hear us out." He says this while still smiling, but his voice has changed. It sounds sincere
"But the most important thing is that we
are together, my love. And no matter
what happens. We will have each other. "
He starts walking again with her.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. His
daughter beeing together with the son of
Voldemort is not the best news, i guess
But he will get to know you, and he will
understand. I promise." She hugs Mattheo a
last time. And then they see a dark siluette
coming over.
He looks at the silhouette and instantly takes a defensive stance. His breathing becomes
shallow as he looks over to Michelle, and he says with a nervous voice, "Is that him?"
He puts his hand on his wand that is in his
pocket now.

As she sees him, she runs towards him, and she can't stop herself. She hugs him, and tears roll down her cheeks "Dad..I missed you so much."
Sirius: "Ah.. Michelle." he hugs her back as
the tears roll down her cheeks. The sight
of his daughter crying brings joy to his
heart.
His voice is calm and sincere. It's
filled with love and happiness. "I've missed
you too, darling. "I am so, so happy to see you again. And who's this?" As he looks at Mattheo with raised eyebrows.
"Father..this... is Mattheo Riddle. And
please hear me out. He is my boyfriend." She looks at Sirius with wide eyes scared of his reaction.
Sirius is taken back by Michelle's
words. This is not the news that he was expecting to hear. His voice is filled with shock. "What? You are...you are dating the son of.. Voldemort?"
He can't help but look at Michelle with a
raised eyebrow.
"I know that my sound bad but listen. He
is nothing like his father. He is caring,
loving and I love him..." Sirius looks
suspicious at first, but then he smiles and
reaches out his hand to Mattheo.
He smiles at Michelle, and then he
reaches out his hand to shake Mattheo's,
he grips his hand firml and looks at Mattheo with sincere eyes and a warm smile. "It's a pleasure meeting you, Mattheo. My daughter has spoken a lot of positive things about
you and I can just see it in her eyes how
important you are to her. You know, i have always trusted the instincts of my daughter, and i am sure she is making the right choice in bringing you into her life."
Michelle is relieved to hear that Sirius accepts Mattheo. She hugs him again. "Father... have so many questions.."
Sirius smiles, and he hugs her back
"Go on. Ask away, dear. I am always
there to help answer your questions
What's the first question?"
"My mother..who was she and what
happend to her?" She switches straight to the point. She asked herself this for years now. He looks at Michelle with a warm
smile and a reassuring expression
"Your mother was an amazing
witch, and a very good person. She was
a strong, independent woman..and
unfortunately, she met her tragic end a
few years after you were born." his face
darkens as he tells this part of the story
"She was murdered. Not only that, but
it was a death that broke my heart.." he
sounds sad and as if he still can't get over
what happened.
"Who murdered her? And what was her
Name?" Michelle reaches out for Mattheos Hand, scared that the answer could be his
father.. Voldemort.
His expression becomes serious as if all the sadness and heartbreak have poured back again. There is a long pause before he speaks, "The name of your mother was
Bella Black. And... her murderer...was
Voldemort. But i never told anyone
this story, but i always felt that you
had to know." his expression is still sad
and he looks into Michelle's eyes with
a concerned look on his face as if he is
waiting for Michelle's reaction.
Tears roll down her cheeks again. "So you
were married? What was her birthname?" she asks.
His expression softens once again
"Yes. Bella was my wife." he smiles and
then looks down with sadness
"Her birthname was Bella Greengrass." he
pauses, thinking about her past. "She was
a pure-blood witch, and she came from a
family of dark wizards. But it never meant
that she was on their side. She fought for
the good. In fact, she was also a member
of the order." his voice sounds sincere and
calm as if he wants to reassure Michelle
about Bella's personality.
She nods. She can see that Mattheos' face is
frozen. He takes a few steps back. But
She doesn't let his hand go. "Sirius...Dad..we
have another thing to talk about. We need
your help.."
Sirius eyes light up with curiosity as he looks over to Mattheo. "Ah. I was just about to ask you what it is that you wanted to tell me." his voice is calm.
"You need my help?" his expression
changes to one that resembles the "l am
listening" face. "What kind of help do you need?"